Good Morning Monday 5th January 2026

Good morning from a snowy hillside in south Glos, there’s a good inch and at the moment it’s -6° so very cold. It looks pristine and pretty but I really don’t want any more please.
Yesterday was beautifully sunny but so cold, I enjoyed the dogs walks but was glad to get back indoors. The cold doesn’t bother them, bigger dog was sat on the steps from the patio while it was snowing last night, she often does this at night, just sits and watches what? Being from Romania she’ll have hardy genes regarding weather, mind you she also enjoys baking in front of the log burner too!
I’ve started a coloured pencil and ink drawing, something different, and I’m rather pleased with it 😊, more of that today.
Take care everyone and keep warm 🌹

Good morning from s somerset, icy again today and maybe a dusting of snow on top

Dangerous pavements again this morning, I took my old merrell hiking shoes out of storage, last used in the Elan valley in 2013. I used them yesterday morning and they made me feel very safe. It is very easy to sit down hard when the feet take off from under, been there and done that and am not ever going to risk that again

Yesterday I spent quite some time breaking into a large crown prince squash, very do-able if the stalk is bashed against a hard edge to remove it first. I filled two large tins for roasting with onions and garlic, made delicious soup and also froze bags of that, for future soups. It all takes time

I have craft group today and am very happy to get back to normal life

Have a good day

Good morning all from Polmont where it's currently -3° with a slight coating of snow. GrandMattie be careful on slippery roads. Pantglas enjoy your trip to Swansea.
Yesterday I made lentil soup and stovies and was set for a quiet day when DD asked if I would have the boys for a couple of hours while they looked at new cars for Dsil. So the quiet afternoon disappeared! The boys were fairly good. Dgs1 was really well behaved. He's becoming a mature wee boy which is lovely to see. Dgs2 was delighted when we built a den in my bedroom and wanted to play with dgs1 in it. However dgs1 wanted to chat to me. I managed to persuade him to play with his brother for a while. Later I went through and dgs1 had dismantled the den and put everything away. That's a first! Dd and Dsil came back and have bought a new car so everyone was happy. We had a heavy snow shower just before that but none since.
Today is early childcare day. I'll head out soon to scrape the side windows of the car. The windscreen is protected. Then up to dds. She will pick the boys up from my house on her way from work. In between, I'll run the dishwasher and do a small washing. Soup for lunch, stovies for dinner. Have a good day all.

Good morning from a bitterly cold Stockport-6 registered on my phone.
A week in for me this week if this weather continues.
I have hardly been out since Christmas Day.
Two outings to friends and none on the horizon .
Stay very safe everyone, we are not used to these icy conditions.

Good morning from Lancashire. We have had snow overnight so it's treacherous out there. As a result, I shan't be venturing out today, unless something unexpected happens. Now that the decorations are down, I'm going to re-arrange my furniture. It's exercise as well as cleaning behind things. I have birds and the seed and feathers get everywhere.

Good Morning from Staffordshire.Not sure what the weather is doing but hopefully no snow 🙏🏻

We had a lovely day with DD2 and little family yesterday.We are looking after DGS1 today so decided to stay overnight.I don’t know how we used to get up at 4.45 every Monday and travel here.We did that for years but as we only have to be here early on staff training days now we have decided to stay in a nearby hotel in future.
DGS wants a house day today so that suits us.

Safe travels Pantglas,Brook and anyone else on the move.

Hoping all unwell are improving today 🙏🏻and wishing everyone the best day possible.🦩🌻

Good morning from a very cold Bristol. It seems that we have yet to reach the minimum of -2C in a couple of hours. Truly, the coldest hour is just before dawn!
All these buggerations for you, MD and Ash and her olddudders. Not fair. (When I was in Malta in October, I needed paracetamol. To my utter surprise, the pharmacy sold me a box of 100!).
The only other thing to do is to “work” the high street. Most shops sell it and you go into every shop and buy two packets, then stock it…. I often buy a couple of packets every time I go into the supermarket to stock up.
The church was marginally warmer yesterday, to my astonishment. The congregation was very reduced; the elderly parishioners are obviously hunkering down in this cold. I must say that although very cold, there was no ice at all.
My neighbour invited me for a cuppa in the afternoon and had a good chinwag.
Today, Tesco in the morning and my postponed Spanish homework yet to be done…. (Im a great procrastinator!)
I also need to get some cash from the building society- a steep and probably slippery walk to the next village.
Keep safe everyone. I hope this week is kind to you.
Carpe diem ⭐️🦩🦩🦩⭐️🦩

Good morning all from a dry and dark north Wales where I’ve been up with sparrowfart enjoying the chamberpot of Yorkshire Gold before our jolly down to Swansea 🤗 (must admit I’d swap with Brook …Madeira🌞)

I’m with HelterSkelter on the disappointed step this month - not a bean on the PBs in just over twelve months ☹️

Hope Ash & Old Dudders are out of the sick bay soon and as for leaking hot water bottles Miss MD…🤦‍♀️ you’re far too busy for such buggerations!

Will browse your bizzinesses before bedtime and hope for glad tidings for the most part 🙏